YSN Launches a Clinical DNP: Meet Christa Varnadoe
Thu, 01/21/2021
Christa Varnadoe ’20 MSN, BS, RN, OCN graduated virtually in May 2020, the first online Commencement in Yale School of Nursing’s nearly 100-year history. During her time at YSN, Varnadoe worked as a clinical researcher, volunteered at the HAVEN free clinic, and welcomed new students as an...
YSN Class of 1980 Celebrates 40th Reunion
Thu, 01/21/2021
YSN alumni from the Class of 1980 came together virtually on June 13th to celebrate their 40th Reunion thanks to hosts Shannon Fitzgerald ’80 MSN and Margaret Flinter ’80 MSN, PhD. The group, who were known activists during their time at the school, embraced Dean Kurth’s candid welcome address,...
Yale Psych NP Offers Mindfulness Strategies During Pandemic
Thu, 01/14/2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched into its fifth month in July, Joanne DeSanto Iennaco, ’05 MPhil, ’09 PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC knew it was time to update her view of the problem. Drawing on her clinical and faculty experience as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and her second lens as an...
Moving to the Next Level of Clinical Specialty
Thu, 01/14/2021
Students at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) who enter as RNs move directly into a specialty with a curriculum that focuses on clinical competence and nursing scholarship. This year’s class of MSN-entry students brings a depth and breadth of experience to the classroom and their classmates.
One member...
YSN in Media: Nancy Redeker on Better Sleep
Mon, 01/11/2021
Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing Nancy Schmieder Redeker PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN recently participated in the American Heart Association’s Lifelong Learning Podcast “Getting to the Heart of Sleep Health: Cardiovascular Consequences of Inadequate Sleep.”
“When we think of sleep, it’s very...
